# Chhayan Village, Meghnagar, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua 

# Chhayan

Chhayan is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,306 people in 267 households**, the 47th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%.

- 1,306people (2011)
- 267households
- 44.2%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Chhayan PIN code and other codes

Chhayan falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMeghnagar
- Census village code504548

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chhayan from nearby towns?

- Meghnagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)46 km by road
- Petlawad (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chhayan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chhayan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Petlawad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Petlawad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhayan known for?

The main crops are **kapas, soyabean and makka**. About 85% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chhayan

Of every 100 households in Chhayan in 2011, 43 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhayan · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**35%

Television ****6%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****63%**

**70%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chhayan?

■ Chhayan · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**39.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**924

Working population ****51.8%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 27.1% for women. 49% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 345 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 216 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Meghnagar

- Ghosaliya Bada1,414 people
- Bawadi1,391 people
- Ghosaliya Chhota1,352 people
- Gujarpada1,349 people
- Rasodi1,304 people
- Torniya1,297 people
- Dundaka1,265 people
- Kajali Dungari1,253 people

[All 110 villages in Meghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhayan from Jhabua?46 km by road
- What is the population of Chhayan?1,306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayan in?Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayan?44.2% (Census 2011)